St Francis Hughenden
St Francis Hughenden PO Box 69 Hughenden Q 4821 Ph: (07) 4741 1382 E: [email protected]
WHAT’S ON THIS TERM? 1 May NRL Visit Squaring the Wheel Workshop
7 May Book Club Due Back
8 May Mothers Day Liturgy Cricket Visit
12-14 May Naplan Testing
27 May State of Origin Free Dress Day
28 May Health Expo
29 May Hughenden Show Holiday
30 April 2015 Dear Parents/Caregivers Congratula ons to our RSL and all involved in leading the Hughenden community in an outstanding commemora on of the centenary of our ANZACs. We had a wonderful turn out of students and staff and our students also sang well with the community choir in their rendi on of the “Spirit of the ANZACs”. Well done everyone! Thank you also to the RSL and 452 Squadron from the RAAF for their kind dona on of books. Last Friday our Year 4/5/6 class led us in our own ANZAC Service before heading to Discovery Park for the launch of their research projects which have been bound into books. How special to have a whole class of published authors in our school! Michael Feaver and I are currently in Townsville a8ending Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Training. We have both spent me in kitchen and garden areas and are really looking forward to returning to Hughenden and fully implemen ng this program. We will be requiring some parent help at various stages of this program so watch this space! Tomorrow we welcome Laurie Taylor from the NRL and Jens Altheimer from “Squaring the Wheel” who will both be running workshops with our Year 2 to 6 students. Good luck to our boys represen ng Mid-West in the North-West Rugby League trials this weekend. Have a great weekend ☺
8 Flinders Street Hughenden Q 4821 Fax: (07) 4741 1519 W: www.sfsh.catholic.edu.au
Weekly Re lection
Year 4/5/6 a%er our ANZAC Service
Year 4/5/6 at their book launch
Staff on ANZAC Day
St Francis marching on ANZAC Day
Glenda Scrase Principal
[email protected]
Mr Feaver and Ms Scrase at SAKG Training
I am more than happy; I am joyful. I am more than healthy; I am whole. I am more than alive; I am radiant. I am more than successful; I am free. I am more than caring; I am loving. I am more than tranquil; I am peaceful. I am more than interested; I am involved. I am more than adequate; I am triumphant. I am more than fortunate; I am prosperous. I am more than human; I am a child of God. Source: h!p:// www.appleseeds.org/waw_Iam-more.htm
Student of the Week
2 June Under 8s Day No birthdays this week
Prep/1 - Heidi Middleton Year 2/3 - Meg Rogers Year 4/5/6 - Liam Young
12 June
Gold Card Draw Winner
800m and Athletics Coaching
This week’s Gold Card Winner is Anna Wearing for great work at Mass.
18 June Athletics Carnival
Class In The Spotlight Year 2/3 is in the spotlight this week. Please join us for assembly in their class from 8:45am. You are also welcome to join Year 2/3 for mass in the church at 9:30am.
Yesterday Kodi, Jack, Liam, Sydney, Marama, Holly and Constance travelled to Julia Creek as part of the Flinders Team to compete at the Mid-West Soccer trials. Kodi, Jack, Liam, Sydney, Marama and CC were selected in the Mid-West team and will now compete at the North-West trials in Mt Isa in mid-May. This weekend Lawsen, Kodi, Sydney and Jack are represen ng Mid-West and Liam is playing in the Development Team at the North-West Rugby League Trials here in Hughenden.
Congratula ons
Tyson Johnson This week’s Gospel Value was
Please con'nue to keep the following people in your thoughts and prayers:
• • •
Sr Patricia Sr Ita People of Nepal
A very big thank you to Hughenden RSL and 452 Squadron for their kind dona on of books to our school library. These presenta ons were made to us at the RSL ANZAC Day Luncheon.
This week we welcome JCU Pre-Service Teacher Ms Rikka Eastaughffe to our Prep/1 classroom. Rikka will join us again for two weeks in Term 2.
Our winter uniform comprises a school jumper which is available at the office for $35. We are currently awai ng an order of some more smaller sizes and will no fy families when they have arrived.
Junior Golf has commenced each Monday at 3:30pm at the Golf Club. The cost is $2 per family. For more informa on please contact Paul Franzmann.
Please find ckets a8ached with this newsle8er
Congratula ons Karli Russell
Our core values focus for Week 2 is
Thank you to all who a8ended Thank you to the Holzheimer Monday night’s mee ng. Please Family for cupcakes this week! Next week the McCarthy Family is find Glenda’s Principal Report a8ached. Our next mee ng will on cupcakes. be held on Monday 25 May A big thank you to Colleen for at 7:00pm in the staffroom. helping in the tuck shop this week. Lynne is always looking for extra We are looking for helpers for a helpers, so if you’re free on a catering job on 6 May. Please Wednesday, please pop in! find a helpers form with today’s newsle8er.
Our student awards this week will reflect these values.
Clarice and Jakeb playing Maths games
Che and Anna in their Literacy Rota ons
Syd, Kodi and Jack working on their stories
Did you know that our Year 4/5/6 students have started crea ng their own websites? Why not ask them how they’ve done it?
Last Friday our Year 4/5/6 a8ended a community service at Discovery Park for the launch of the Centenary of ANZACs Books. Our Year 4/5/6 students completed a research project on local Hughendenites who went away to war. Their projects have been published and bound into books. Flinders Shire Mayor Greg Jones was in a8endance to present the students with a Centenary of ANZAC commemora ve medal to thank them for the work they had done with this project. A big thank you to Tracey Edwards from the Flinders Shire Library for her assistance in poin ng our students in the right direc on to find informa on about our locals. Well done students!
Well done to our students and staff who marched in the ANZAC Day Parade on Saturday. Congratula ons also to our students on their fine singing of “Spirit of the ANZACs”.
WHAT’S ON THIS TERM? 1 May NRL Visit Squaring the Wheel Workshop
7 May Book Club Due Back
8 May Mothers Day Liturgy Cricket Visit
12-14 May Naplan Testing
27 May State of Origin Free Dress Day
28 May Health Expo
29 May Hughenden Show Holiday
30 April 2015 Dear Parents/Caregivers Congratula ons to our RSL and all involved in leading the Hughenden community in an outstanding commemora on of the centenary of our ANZACs. We had a wonderful turn out of students and staff and our students also sang well with the community choir in their rendi on of the “Spirit of the ANZACs”. Well done everyone! Thank you also to the RSL and 452 Squadron from the RAAF for their kind dona on of books. Last Friday our Year 4/5/6 class led us in our own ANZAC Service before heading to Discovery Park for the launch of their research projects which have been bound into books. How special to have a whole class of published authors in our school! Michael Feaver and I are currently in Townsville a8ending Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Training. We have both spent me in kitchen and garden areas and are really looking forward to returning to Hughenden and fully implemen ng this program. We will be requiring some parent help at various stages of this program so watch this space! Tomorrow we welcome Laurie Taylor from the NRL and Jens Altheimer from “Squaring the Wheel” who will both be running workshops with our Year 2 to 6 students. Good luck to our boys represen ng Mid-West in the North-West Rugby League trials this weekend. Have a great weekend ☺
8 Flinders Street Hughenden Q 4821 Fax: (07) 4741 1519 W: www.sfsh.catholic.edu.au
Weekly Re lection
Year 4/5/6 a%er our ANZAC Service
Year 4/5/6 at their book launch
Staff on ANZAC Day
St Francis marching on ANZAC Day
Glenda Scrase Principal
[email protected]
Mr Feaver and Ms Scrase at SAKG Training
I am more than happy; I am joyful. I am more than healthy; I am whole. I am more than alive; I am radiant. I am more than successful; I am free. I am more than caring; I am loving. I am more than tranquil; I am peaceful. I am more than interested; I am involved. I am more than adequate; I am triumphant. I am more than fortunate; I am prosperous. I am more than human; I am a child of God. Source: h!p:// www.appleseeds.org/waw_Iam-more.htm
Student of the Week
2 June Under 8s Day No birthdays this week
Prep/1 - Heidi Middleton Year 2/3 - Meg Rogers Year 4/5/6 - Liam Young
12 June
Gold Card Draw Winner
800m and Athletics Coaching
This week’s Gold Card Winner is Anna Wearing for great work at Mass.
18 June Athletics Carnival
Class In The Spotlight Year 2/3 is in the spotlight this week. Please join us for assembly in their class from 8:45am. You are also welcome to join Year 2/3 for mass in the church at 9:30am.
Yesterday Kodi, Jack, Liam, Sydney, Marama, Holly and Constance travelled to Julia Creek as part of the Flinders Team to compete at the Mid-West Soccer trials. Kodi, Jack, Liam, Sydney, Marama and CC were selected in the Mid-West team and will now compete at the North-West trials in Mt Isa in mid-May. This weekend Lawsen, Kodi, Sydney and Jack are represen ng Mid-West and Liam is playing in the Development Team at the North-West Rugby League Trials here in Hughenden.
Congratula ons
Tyson Johnson This week’s Gospel Value was
Please con'nue to keep the following people in your thoughts and prayers:
• • •
Sr Patricia Sr Ita People of Nepal
A very big thank you to Hughenden RSL and 452 Squadron for their kind dona on of books to our school library. These presenta ons were made to us at the RSL ANZAC Day Luncheon.
This week we welcome JCU Pre-Service Teacher Ms Rikka Eastaughffe to our Prep/1 classroom. Rikka will join us again for two weeks in Term 2.
Our winter uniform comprises a school jumper which is available at the office for $35. We are currently awai ng an order of some more smaller sizes and will no fy families when they have arrived.
Junior Golf has commenced each Monday at 3:30pm at the Golf Club. The cost is $2 per family. For more informa on please contact Paul Franzmann.
Please find ckets a8ached with this newsle8er
Congratula ons Karli Russell
Our core values focus for Week 2 is
Thank you to all who a8ended Thank you to the Holzheimer Monday night’s mee ng. Please Family for cupcakes this week! Next week the McCarthy Family is find Glenda’s Principal Report a8ached. Our next mee ng will on cupcakes. be held on Monday 25 May A big thank you to Colleen for at 7:00pm in the staffroom. helping in the tuck shop this week. Lynne is always looking for extra We are looking for helpers for a helpers, so if you’re free on a catering job on 6 May. Please Wednesday, please pop in! find a helpers form with today’s newsle8er.
Our student awards this week will reflect these values.
Clarice and Jakeb playing Maths games
Che and Anna in their Literacy Rota ons
Syd, Kodi and Jack working on their stories
Did you know that our Year 4/5/6 students have started crea ng their own websites? Why not ask them how they’ve done it?
Last Friday our Year 4/5/6 a8ended a community service at Discovery Park for the launch of the Centenary of ANZACs Books. Our Year 4/5/6 students completed a research project on local Hughendenites who went away to war. Their projects have been published and bound into books. Flinders Shire Mayor Greg Jones was in a8endance to present the students with a Centenary of ANZAC commemora ve medal to thank them for the work they had done with this project. A big thank you to Tracey Edwards from the Flinders Shire Library for her assistance in poin ng our students in the right direc on to find informa on about our locals. Well done students!
Well done to our students and staff who marched in the ANZAC Day Parade on Saturday. Congratula ons also to our students on their fine singing of “Spirit of the ANZACs”.
